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The Republic of Pirates, a Caribbean state lasted for 12 years under the governance of a pirate code. The post 25 Kickass Random Facts List #708 first appeared on KickassFacts.com. Source

Classical music and metal fans have the most similar personalities, based on a study of 36,000 people in more than 60 countries. “Both have the same basic motivation: to hear something dramatic and theatrical, a shared ‘love of the grandiose.’” The post 25 Kickass Random Facts List #707 first appeared on KickassFacts.com. Source

James Lilja, the first drummer for the band The Offspring, left the band to go to medical school. He became an obstetrician and gynecologist (later a gynecologic oncologist). The post 25 Kickass Random Facts List #706 first appeared on KickassFacts.com. Source

In 1896, two locomotives were crashed on purpose as a publicity stunt. Two spectators were killed by the boiler explosion. The responsible agent was fired and reemployed on the next day because of lacking negative publicity. The post 25 Kickass Random Facts List #705 first appeared on KickassFacts.com. Source

Dolly Parton sleeps in make-up (and washes it off in the morning) just in case she has to go out in the middle of the night if a natural disaster strikes. The post 25 Kickass Random Facts List #704 first appeared on KickassFacts.com. Source

A Formula 1 driver can lose up to 3 kilograms of weight after each race. This weight loss is mainly due to intense sweating during the race. The temperature in the cockpit can reach up to 50 degrees Celcius. The post 25 Kickass Random Facts List #703 first appeared on KickassFacts.com. Source

Leonardo Da Vinci saved 13,000+ pages of notes and drawings on anatomy, physiology, engineering, mechanics, geometry, mathematics, bird flight, flying machines, botany, proportions, topology, weaponry, musical instruments, art, and more, all in mirrored shorthand written from right to left. The post 25 Kickass Random Facts List #702 first appeared on KickassFacts.com. Source

The inventor of shopping carts, Sylvan Goldman, had to hire “decoy shoppers” to wheel the carts around stores and demonstrate their convenience, due to not catching on initially. The post 25 Kickass Random Facts List #701 first appeared on KickassFacts.com. Source

Here are 25 kickass random facts. For part 699, click here 1-5 Kickass Random Fact 1. Owls cannot move their eyes because their eyes are not balls, but cylinders that are held in place by bones called sclerotic rings. This is also the reason that owls have evolved to be able to rotate their head…… Read More »

In 1993, a French man driving a Citroen car in a remote area of the Moroccan desert had a breakdown and became stranded. To survive he tore down the car, built a motorcycle from the parts, and rode it back to civilization. When he arrived he was ticketed for operating an illegal vehicle. The post… Read More »

Here are 25 kickass random facts. For part 697, click here 1-5 Kickass Random Fact 1. Frito-Lay ran a market research study in the 90s to rebrand Doritos, which resulted in making the corners of the chips rounded so they broke less and produced fewer scraps at the bottom of the bag. – Source 2.…… Read More »